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Rift emerges in Tigerland dress codes, Reggie’s dismisses discrimination claims BY SAM KARLIN @ samkarlin_TDR
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• Les Miles leads Tigers to success, page 5 • LSU Museum of Art offers pastries from local bakery, page 7 • OPINION: Psych majors crucial to combatting mental health issues, page 12
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hen Southern University, Southeastern Louisiana University and LSU’s homecomings fell on the same weekend a few years ago, Paris Tate, a 21-year-old black and gay man, chose to celebrate in Tigerland — the quintessential hangout spot for young LSU students about a mile from Death Valley. When he approached the entrance of Reggie’s, he said the doorman turned him away because he was wearing white shoes and earrings forbidden in the bar’s dress code. “I was with a few friends, and when I found out I couldn’t get in, they didn’t go in,” Tate said. ”We all stood outside.” Tate said he watched as the doorman allowed someone else wearing similar shoes into the bar— a young white man Tate grew up in Osyka, a rural Mississippi town of fewer than 500 people, which he said seeps with racism and homophobia. While visiting there last year, an older man drunkenly threw punches and shouted slurs at him during a house party where almost everyone was white. When Tate was 12, he moved to Baton Rouge,
see REGGIE’S, page 15
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Reggie’s bar, which neighbors five other establishments in Tigerland, employs a dress code that is the subject of controversy in the Baton Rouge community.
Tigerland dress code wrongfully perpetuates racism
EDITORIAL BOARD @lsureveille Dress codes in Tigerland might not read “whites only,” but their effect and enforcement do perpetuate racist stereotypes and unjustly target black people. Reggie’s management is right when it says its bar’s policies mirror banks’ and schools’. But even if there was nothing wrong with characterizing all criminals as Air Jordan-wearing, pants-sagging thugs, there’s no excuse when two people walk up to a bar wearing white shoes and only one of them gets in. Here in the tradition-oriented South, we hear stories about selective enforcement of rules meant for the general population that disproportionately restrict minorities. Racially biased dress codes are just one way the Jim Crow legacy survives in Louisiana. It’s bad enough that we are blind to so many instances of silent racism in our community, and the effects they have on students whose skin color may be different. But what’s even worse is when we recognize a problem and refuse to do nothing. Let’s all acknowledge the problems with Tigerland’s dress codes and ask ourselves how we feel about frequenting its bars so often. Let’s think twice when we wear a prohibited piece of clothing to a bar and make it past the bouncer but see another LSU Tiger wearing the same thing standing outside. Despite the at-times regrettable decisions made on Bob Pettit Boulevard, Tigerland is still supposed to be a communal, fun and safe experience for all LSU students — an outlet for a diverse, but unified student body It’s not right now, but by recognizing there’s a problem, we can help it get there.
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EVENT CALENDAR
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2015 Buti Yoga - LSU Museum of Art
6:00 PM
French Culinary Series - LSU Museum of Art 2016 Medicare Update - AARP Community Resource Center
6:30 PM
TKK - Superior Grill Raheem Devaughn & Leela James - House of Blues New Orleans
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CAMPUS BRIEFS
Speakers Gelinas, Murphy to give lectures next week The LSU Flores MBA Program will host two guest speakers next week, according to a news release from the E. J. Ourso College of Business and LSU Media Relations. Nicole Gelinas, Searle Freedom Trust Fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, will present her lecture, “The Customer is Not Always Right: Where Public Policy and the ‘Sharing’ Economy Collide,” on Monday, Nov. 9. It will take place from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in The Rotunda of the Business Education Complex and is open to the public.
Patrick Murphy, professor at the University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business, will present his lecture, “Marketing Ethical Business in the 21st Century,” on Thursday, Nov. 12. It will take place from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Room 1125 of the BEC\ and is open only to Flores MBA students. According to the release, “The mission of the LSU Flores MBA Program is to remain competitive in the national and regional markets, while fostering learning, leadership and networking in a global business environment.”
Barcadia to host Battle of the Bands Benefit Concert Barcadia Baton Rouge will host Dance Marathon at LSU’s Battle of the Bands Benefit Concert tonight. Doors open at 5 p.m. for guests to enjoy local bands playing for the winning title. Captain Green, The Easy,
Joystick, The Dulac Smack and Tutelage will be the featured bands of the night. Tickets can be purchased at bit.ly/dmatlsubattle for $6. All of the night’s proceeds will go to Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital.
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Thursday, November 5, 2015
LSU President hosts panel to discuss Higher Education Act SAM KARLIN @samkarlin_TDR Days before the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s signing of the Higher Education Act, LSU President F. King Alexander hosted a panel of higher education leaders Wednesday on education reform as state funding for universities disappears. Seton Hall assistant professor of higher education Robert Kelchen and University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of educational policy studies and sociology Sara Goldrick-Rab rounded out the three-person panel. Both panelists spoke
through Skype, but Kelchen could not participate because of technical difficulties. “Everything is just hunkydory as it sounds like in the newspaper,” Alexander joked of higher education. “It’s all roses and soft violins.” Alexander and Goldrick-Rab lamented the state of public universities, especially regarding funding, tracing the history of federal and state legislation both said damaged low-income students’ chances of getting a college degree. A “smart, poor” child has only a 10 percent chance of attending college, while a “rich, dumb” child has an 80 percent
chance, Alexander said. On the heels of a massive funding request for public universities by the Louisiana Board of Regents last month and another looming budget shortfall that could put higher education at risk, Alexander called for an overhaul of the funding system for universities. Since the HEA’s passage, he said legislators decided not to fund public universities with state dollars, instead pointing to tuition increases and federal dollars as resources for universities. Louisiana now spends 55 percent less on higher education than it did in 1980, he said. Goldrick-Rab said Louisi-
anians are at the center of the challenges facing higher education, as the HEA transformed and put low-income students at a “tremendous” disadvantage by changing the purpose of universities. “College is so much about money it’s hard to be about learning,” Goldrick-Rab said. She likened the HEA to welfare, which she said gives lowincome people “just enough” to prevent an uproar that would change the system. The act assumed the only costs for attending universities were tuition and fees, she said, but 78 percent of costs to attend universities now are items such
as transportation, books and housing — all of which cannot be supplemented by federal dollars coming from the HEA. Goldrick-Rab said education is the only avenue the U.S. created to success, while it simultaneously blocks a large group of people from attending universities through inadequate funding mechanisms. “One route to opportunity? That’s pretty narrow,” she said. Alexander also said accreditation is “a joke,” and “anybody and everybody” can be accredited, although most institutions would not seek accreditation if they could not receive federal dollars from it.
Red Stick Rally LSU Student Media hosted its Red Stick Rally on Nov. 4 on the Parade grounds, where free samples were offered to students, and local vendors could inform students about their business. photos by EMILY BRAUNER
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Thursday, November 5, 2015 FACULTY
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Professor writes book on mental health, counseling daughters JOSHUA JACKSON @Joshua_Jackson_ LSU mothers struggling with raising their Tiger cubs may want to seek advice from Laura Choate, professor of counselor education in the LSU College of Human Sciences and Education. Choate wrote “Swimming Upstream: Parenting Girls for Resilience in a Toxic Culture.” The book, which was published on Monday, examines the societal pressures placed on young girls and how parents can help them maneuver through their adolescence, Choate said. Information
in “Swimming Upstream” comes from psychological research and counseling tactics. “Swimming Upstream” is the fourth book Choate had published in addition to 40 other smaller publications. Most of her work is connected to the topic of women’s and girls’ mental health. Choate’s other research interests include college student wellness and counselor preparation for all ages. In 2013, Choate finished her book “Adolescent Girls in Distress: a Guide to Mental Health Prevention and Treatment,” geared toward counselors helping treat girls’ mental
health problems. After it was published, she said she realized parents needed the same types of resources at counselors’ disposal. She then decided to write a new book geared toward parents’ perspective. Choate said she first became concerned with girls’ issues after the birth of her daughter. In the book, Choate recounts several personal examples from the journey of parenting her two children. “It wasn’t until I was a mother of a daughter, myself, that I really started to observe how harmful the current culture can be for girls’ development and
mental health,” Choate said. “I want all parents to be aware of these trends, and I want to give them strategies to help their daughters develop resilience.” Choate said parents need to be aware of how American culture is more toxic for girls than in the past. She said most pressure on girls comes from the three As, outlined in the book: a girl’s appearance, her ability to get attention and her accomplishments. In her research, Choate said many girls don’t know how to put their stress into words, but parents can help them understand what is happening
to them by reading “Swimming Upstream.” Students on LSU’s campus who are also mothers could benefit from the book, she said. “If a mother is still a girl herself, I would say it is even harder to protect her daughter from cultural pressures while she is still living it all out herself,” Choate said. “... The book might help them to recognize what they are struggling with, what they really want for themselves and for their daughters, and how they can provide that knowledge, empathy and love to themselves as well as their daughters.”
TECHNOLOGY
LED lighting company develops multiple lifestlye products JOSHUA JACKSON @Joshua_Jackson_ Light-emitting diodes, better known as LEDs, rose in popularity because of their longevity and energy efficiency. LED lighting solutions company, HitLights, run by former LSU students, creates products that serve as more than a way to light up a room. Bin Yu, founder of HitLights, began selling LED lit T-shirts and shoes while studying forestry science at LSU. As the business began to grow, HitLights joined the LSU Student Incubator in 2010 because Yu wanted to further expand his business. Five years later, HitLights
sent its products across the world to be used in photo shoots, LED signs, ceiling lighting and laser tag. Caleb Brown, the marketing coordinator for HitLights, said the company truly began in 2011, by selling LED strip lights. The company gives back to LSU by offering internships through the E.J. Ourso College of Business. Interns research marketing and sales techniques to better serve the company as well as looking into other products. The marketing side of the company operates through the office in the Student Incubator while the creation of the products takes place overseas through a partnership. “You’re learning something
new everyday here,” Brown said. “It’s exciting to get to learn and grow as the company grows. We’re building something and watching the results.” As the company grows, Brown said HitLights looks to make smarter products that can be easily integrated into everyday life. If a product fails to have a practical use, HitLights would most likely not make it as it goes against the company’s goals, he said. There are 11 employees on the HitLights staff who have a secondary goal of evolving the way people look at lighting and its importance. This is represented in the company’s motto, “Think beyond the bulb.” Brown said lights are a method of com-
munication and human interaction. By thinking about the usefulness of lights and their purpose, HitLights has created original products such as its Game Day Lights, as well as accessories such as amplifiers and mounting equipment. Jason Ruiz, director of operations for HitLights, said the Game Day Lights are an example of what separates the company from other lighting retailers. “Basically, the strips display two colors of light instead of the usual one,” Brown said. “The colors can be changed through a remote we developed. So one day the lights can be purple and gold for an LSU event and another
two colors the next.” Because the Game Day Lights cater to tailgaters and sports fans, Ruiz said he considers HitLights a company that focuses on lifestyles instead of products. HitLights sells about 30,000 units per month, Ruiz said. Depending on the length of the LED light strip, there are 150-600 LED bulbs in each strip. In the future, Ruiz said HitLights would like to get into domestic lighting. “In five years, we would like people to pick up a lightbulb and think about how they’re lighting their homes,” Brown said. “We’re looking into home automation to help people think about how they conserve energy.”
photos by NICHOLAS MARTINO [Top left] Director of operations Jason Ruiz(left) and marketing coordinator Caleb Brown(right) at HitLights engineered an affordable, wireless LED light system which can be controlled and customized by a remote.
Sports
page 5 FOOTBALL
New Orleans to host 2020 CFP title game
BY JAMES BEWERS AND QUINT FORGEY @JamesBewers_TDR, @QuintForgey
JAVIER FERNÁNDEZ / The Daily Reveille
Coach Les Miles leads LSU into Tiger Stadium before the Tigers’ 45-24 victory against the University of South Carolina on Oct. 10.
RUNNING FOR MILES Miles’ run-first mentality developed under Schembechler, proves beneficial for program BY MORGAN PREWITT @kmprewitt_TDR
It’s no secret LSU coach Les Miles loves to run the ball. Throughout his 11 years of prowling the sidelines of Tiger Stadium, clad in his windbreaker, Miles’ squads average 530.1 rushing attempts, 2,392.5 yards on the ground and 27.8 rushing touchdowns per season. Despite spearheading a premier program during the heyday of the spread offense and facing constant criticism from the LSU faithful for
being predictable, Miles dependence on the fundamentals — strong run game, smothering defense and solid special teams — has yielded unprecedented success. Along with capturing the Tigers’ third national championship in 2007 and two Southeastern Conference titles in 2007 and 2011, Miles tallied more wins than any other SEC coach between 2005-2014 with 103. In spite of sophomore quarterback Brandon Harris
rolling into the No. 2 Tigers’ showdown against No. 4 University of Alabama with 716 passing yards in the last three games, Miles is set to return to his hard-nosed run against the Crimson Tide behind sophomore running back Leonard Fournette. “We enjoy the fact that there is a physicality to the style of offense that we run, that we’re going to challenge a defense and try to control the
see MILES, page 11
The 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship will be played in Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans on Jan. 13, according to news release from College Football Playoff. New Orleans recently hosted the championship game in 2011 when the University of Alabama ended LSU’s bid for a perfect season with 21-0 win. Last year, the Superdome was the site for one of two CFP semifinal games as The Ohio State University defeated the Crimson Tide, 42-35. Along with New Orleans, the CFP also announced Atlanta and Santa Clara, California, would host the 2018 and 2019 championship games, respectively. U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., was one of many Louisianians who sent a letter to Bill Hancock, executive director of the CFP, in support of bringing the title game to New Orleans. “These sorts of events are just huge,” Cassidy said. “The great impression people have when they leave make them more likely to come back. It’s not priceless, but it’s close to it.” One of the many draws to hosting the championship is the considerable financial and commercial benefits the game brings to New Orleans, Cassidy said, citing the money Texas raked in after hosting the game in 2014. “You look at the statistics from Dallas,” Cassidy said. “The Texas state comptroller predicted that it had about $308 million impact on the region.”
FOOTBALL
LSU ready for road test against Tide after long homestand
BY JACK WOODS @Jack_TDR
For the first time since late September, LSU is on the road. By the time the Tigers and the University of Alabama’s Crimson Tide kickoff Saturday, six weeks will have passed since LSU last faced a hostile crowd — the Syracuse University Orange fans on Sept. 26. It marks the longest period LSU has gone without playing on the road during a season under coach Les Miles. Despite the road-game hiatus, sophomore safety Jamal Adams vowed LSU
will be ready no matter how raucous Alabama’s crowd is. “We haven’t been on the road, but it’s just another test,” Adams said. “How great would it be to beat a team [in its] house?” Playing away from Tiger Stadium is nothing new for LSU, but this is only the fourth time under Miles that LSU had to adjust to life outside of Death Valley after playing at least four consecutive games at Tiger Stadium. In 2008, LSU played five games in a row at home, the most under Miles. But a Friday kickoff against Arkansas on the back end of that run meant the time between road
games was just shy of six weeks. The University of South Carolina game, played two weeks ago at Tiger Stadium, was supposed to be played in Columbia, but the state was devastated by historic flooding, and the game was moved to Baton Rouge. Technically, it was an away game for LSU, but the vast majority of the crowd were familiar faces. During Miles’ tenure, the Tigers’ record in road games immediately following two consecutive games at home is 5-2 (6-2 if you count a 2013 Outback Bowl win against Iowa).
see ROAD, page 11
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LSU then-freshman running back Leonard Fournette (7) makes his way downfield during the Tigers’ 20-13 loss against the Crimson Tide on Nov. 8, 2014, at Tiger Stadium.
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Thursday, November 5, 2015
Swimmer looks forward to NCAA Championships, Olympic trials HEATHER ALLEN @Hallen_TDR Before becoming an LSU athlete, junior swimmer Kara Kopcso already developed a bond with LSU coach Dave Geyer. Not only did Geyer coach Kopcso’s older sister, LSU alumna Jessica Kopcso, he also coached Kopcso when she was younger. “Dave and I have always had a pretty strong relationship when I was growing up,” Kopcso said. “When I was 13, he was one of my coaches at travel meet for zones. It’s a big meet when you’re younger, and I won the 400 IM, and I think ever since then, Dave has always had that in the back of his mind.” Geyer noticed talent Kopcso proved to possess. In high school, she won seven individual state championships. She also holds state records in multiple 100-yard butterfly events and the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:01.18. When choosing a college, Kopcso visited Southeastern Conference rival Auburn University before ultimately deciding to come to LSU — her sister, aunt and cousins’ alma mater. “LSU is a really big part of my family, and I couldn’t see myself going anywhere else,” Kopcso said. Kopcso made an immediate effect in the pool as a freshman, earning a total of 13 wins. She earned SEC All-Freshmen Team honors, competing in the SEC Championships and qualifying for the NCAA Championships. In Kopcso’s sophomore season, she returned to both championships. She also set school records in the 200 fly (1:55.01), 200 IM (1:57.31) and 400 IM (4:12.23).
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LSU junior swimmer Kara Kopsco swims in the womens’ 200 yard butterfly Sept. 25 during the meet in the Natatorium. Along with senior swimmers Megan Cox and Danielle Stirrat and junior swimmer Devon Dabney, Kopcso is a member of the relay team that holds the 800 freestyle school record with a time of 7:06.76. Kopcso’s momentum from her freshman and sophomore seasons carried over, as her junior year is off to a win-filled start. In the Lady Tigers’ first meet of the season against Tulane University, she earned two individual wins in the 200 free and 200 IM events. Her 200 IM time of 2:01.14 is the fifth-fastest time in the nation. When the Tigers and Lady Tigers traveled to Flagstaff, Arizona, to compete against
Northern Arizona University and the University of Wyoming, Kopcso earned four individual wins and three pool records in the 200 fly (2:14.98), 200 IM (2:19.19) and 100 fly (1:01.08). Her performance earned her SEC Swimmer of the Week honors. “I’m always really hard on myself, so if I didn’t start out well, I think it would mess up the rest of my season,” Kopcso said. “It’s really exciting to be able to be consistently staying fast and staying at the top.” While making it to SEC and NCAA Championships this season are goals for Kopcso, she’s also set a more personal one — competing in the Olympics. She
plans to try out at the Olympic trials in July 2016 — trials she’s no stranger to. Kopcso went to the Olympic trials four years ago when she was 15 years old, although she didn’t swim at her best because she said her nerves and the amount of people watching got the best of her. Geyer said he and Kopcso are working on her ability to perform on the big stage, and she’s had practice swimming at NCAA Championships and senior nationals. “It’s just learning how to swim with the big girls. When you go to Olympic trials and you’re swimming in front of 15,000 people, there are some
nerves with that,” Geyer said. “With maturation, hopefully heading into July she’ll be better acclimated. I always say ‘If you have a lane, you have a chance,’ so if she can get through the preliminary rounds and make it to semifinals, she has a lane and a shot to be top eight. Once you’re top eight, it’s anybody’s ball game after that.” For now, Kopcso is focusing on NCAA Championships en route to the Olympic trials. She’s making sure she stays healthy, hydrated and rested. Other than championships and Olympic trials, Kopcso wants to stay happy in her swimming. Before coming to LSU, she fell out of love with swimming. However, becoming a Lady Tiger rekindled her passion for the sport. That passion helps her progress and improve in her career. Kopcso’s bond with Geyer can also be attributed to much of her success. While she’s swimming, Geyer calls out times he thinks she’s going to hit. “He is always right. I don’t know if it’s because he knows me so well or because he puts that in my head, so I think I can swim that time,” Kopcso said. Geyer wants to see Kopcso continue her success as they aim for her to be All-American and top eight at NCAA Championships. But their bond goes farther than competition, times, records or championships. Geyer said watching Kopcso grow up is a treat. “Relationships are important in the coach-athlete connection, and I think Kara and I have that connection,” Geyer said. “There’s an unbelievable amount of trust between both of us.”
WOMEN’S TENNIS
Freshman player knocks down opponents in second tournament
HEATHER ALLEN @Hallen_TDR Coming out of high school, LSU freshman tennis player Jessica Golovin ranked as high as No. 13 nationally. She was considered a blue chip recruit, a term used to describe the best players exhibiting professional skill. The New York native was heavily recruited, but she considered not going to college to pursue a professional tennis career. But after Golovin visited the LSU campus, co-head coach Julia Sell found herself landing the highest tennis recruit ever signed to the program and her third blue chip player since becoming head coach. “I was being recruited, and when I came to visit, I fell in love with the school,” Golovin said. “I was getting help from my coach back home, and he was telling me about the school
and how great it is.” Sell said Golovin is good for the team because of her caliber and experience. In simplest terms, high recruits coming to LSU boost morale on the team and draw the attention of the next class of recruits. “It’s been great for the team in the aspect of the kids we have here, they want to win championships,” Sell said. “So every time we bring in a high-level player, it just helps us get one step further to that goal. Every year, we’ve gotten better with our recruiting.” Golovin made an immediate effect on the court for the Lady Tigers. Despite not playing well in her first collegiate tennis tournament at the Charleston Women’s Pro Tennis 10K, Golovin didn’t let that performance come back to haunt her. She made it to finals in the ITA Southern Regional, earning
five wins, three of them against Golovin’s performance at top-60 ranked opponents. Gol- Southern Regionals, calling her ovin playing in the singles final an energetic and positive gamehelped mark the first time in day competitor. “She’s certainly had a terrifnearly a decade that LSU had singles and doubles competitors ic start. I can’t even remember the last time a freshman went to in the final draw. the finals of re“It felt really good,” Golovin ‘What we’re really excited gionals. I don’t said. “I didn’t do so about is we don’t even even know if it’s ever happened well in Charleston, feel like we’ve etched before,” Sell so coming to Auburn, [Alabama], the surface of what she’s said. “What she capable of.’ and beating all did that week those top players was extremely JULIA SELL felt good and boostimpressive.” LSU co-head coach ed my confidence.” Sell said Golovin’s biggest The toughest match for Golovin was fac- challenge is finding more ways ing off against her teammate, to improve and maintaining a junior Joana Vale Costa. But steady level of competition and Sell told her she has to play to results. compete on the court while re“She has a lot of tools in membering they will always be the tool basket, but she doesn’t teammates off the court, and always understand how to apit’s important to always respect ply each one,” Sell said. “What we’re really excited about is we opponents. Sell was pleased with don’t even feel like we’ve etched
the surface of what she’s capable of. We’ve been having so much fun training, improving and developing her the past few weeks. I think she’ll continue to get better and better.” Golovin will continue to train and hone her skills under Sell and co-head coach Michael Sell. She is scheduled to compete in both upcoming tournaments, the Kitty Harrison Invitational in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Fall Invitational in Las Vegas, Nevada. She may be less than two months into her freshman season, but Golovin already has her future planned. “After college, I want to try to go pro and play at a professional level,” Golovin said. “My major is kinesiology, so after that, hopefully I can go to medical school and finish physical therapy and get my degree in that.”
Entertainment
page 7 Les Amis Bake Shoppe will feature its pastries in the French Culinary Art Series Thursday at the LSU Museum of Art. The shop offers many pastries such as cheesecakes, cupcakes, cake-balls, macaroons and ice-cream sandwiches and is located on Coursey Blvd.
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PASTRIES & PAINTINGS Local bakery to feature pastries at LSU Museum of Art BY KAYLA RANDALL |
@Kay_Ran21
French food and wine connoisseurs will make their way to the LSU Museum of Art tonight. The museum’s French Culinary Series set in conjunction with the Toulouse-Lautrec and La Vie Moderne: Paris 1880-1910 exhibit ends this evening with wine and food pairings from Les Amis Bake Shoppe. The series includes chefs from local French restaurants guiding event goers through wine and food
pairings, and this time it will feature items from Les Amis Bake Shoppe. LSU Museum of Art coordinator Renee’ Bourgeois said the series was born out of wanting to get people in the gallery doors to see the exhibit and engulf themselves in French culture. “We were trying to think of different programming ideas and what we could do to get people in,” Bourgeois said. “People really like food and drink events, so French pastries and French wine and food is such an appealing idea. I said, ‘Why don’t we do a French Culinary Series?’” Because the exhibition would remain open for three months, Bourgeois decided it would be best to do three installments of the series — one in September, October and November.
The first installment featured Galatoire’s Bistro, and the second featured the French Culinary Institute. Because the first two were more devoted to savory food and wine pairings, Bourgeois said the third and final series entry would be for those with a sweet tooth. “We decided to go with Les Amis because we had done two savory nights, and so we wanted to do a sweet night,” Bourgeois said. “It’s also going to be paired with French cheese and different fruits and also meats like breadsticks wrapped in prosciutto.” Robin Bueche, mother of Les Amis Bake Shoppe owner and LSU alumna Stephanie Bueche, said
see FRENCH, page 10
MUSIC
A Capella group ‘Straight No Chaser’ comes to River Center
BY Kimberly Gagnet @Kgagnet
More than a dozen years ago at Indiana University, an all male A Cappella group was born. The goup, Straight No Chaser, reassembled and reemerged with a new sound. Seven years ago, one of the members uploaded its cover of “12 Days of Christmas,” and it went viral. The president of Atlantic Records contacted them, and the success story was born. Though the group rotated through more than 50 members throughout the years, 10 of them stuck around to bring
the group’s music to a larger audience. Covering some older songs with newer hits, SNC released their fifth full-length album “The New Old Fashioned” at the end of October. “[We’ve done] national tours, international tours, and we’re excited to be bringing our tour back to Baton Rouge,” SNC member Steve Morgan said. “The New Old Fashioned” tour kicked off in Las Vegas on Oct. 16, Morgan said. SNC fans, known as “Chasers,” called the performance the band’s best show yet with the lights, music and choreography, Morgan said. “The New Old Fashioned”
tour brings current songs like The Weeknd’s “Can’t Feel My Face” or Hozier’s “Take Me to Church” to the audience with SNC’s rendition. “The album further features a number of Straight No Chaser’s incomparable medleys, including “Beggin’/Counting Stars” blending favorites from Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons and OneRepublic and “On The Road Again/I Play The Road,” originally by Willie Nelson and Zac Brown Band, respectively,” according to a news release. SNC will take its show to
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‘Straight No Chaser’ performs hits such as The Weeknd’s ‘Can’t Feel My Face’ and Hozier’s ‘Take Me to Church.’
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Slightly Stoopid talks cancelled show, potential tour dates Band performs with New Orleans locals STAFF REPORTS @tdr_entertain A little rain won’t hold back reggae rock band Slightly Stoopid. After its set was cancelled at Voodoo Music and Arts Experience, some members of the band stuck around New Orleans to play with a few locals and other musicians. Slightly Stoopid’s drummer Ryan “RyMo” Moran, who’s played with the band since 2003, talked to The Daily Reveille about his touring with the band, its newest album and other projects. The Daily Reveille: Slightly Stoopid came out with a new album earlier this year. Tell me what went into making that album. RyMo: We have our own studio in San Diego that we write and record and rehearse and store all our gear. It’s like a big industrial warehouse. The nice thing about having that space and having a long term ownership of the space is we can kind of take our time making the records. With this record, we started working in the [middle] to later part of last year between tours and started getting a good momentum through the end of last year and got everything solidified by the early part of this year, probably early spring, and the album came out in June. We’ve been on the road and did a long tour for almost three months to support the album release, and we’re already back out and on tour doing a couple more weeks down here in the Southeast and making our way up north. TDR: So is the [album] name reflective of that [“Meanwhile…Back at the Lab”]? RM: Yeah, we didn’t have a photos courtesy of SLIGHTLY STOOPID and WIKIPEDIA name for the studio, and we Reggae rock band Slight Stupid’s Voodoo Music and Arts Experience performance was cancelled Sunday because of poor were always just calling it like, weather conditions. “I’m going to be down at the lab tonight if you wanna stop in, have some beers.” ... So people compare for you to your past was about partying, having fun. the way you make music, Now, making albums is some- having that control? would always ask what we’re albums? RM: Every album is a little bit thing we take seriously. We RM: We’ve always been an up to when we aren’t on the road. So we’re like well, we’re different because through the want to write songs that we like underground type of team. Our course of some- and we think that people will style is basically we do what probably at the lab, making more ‘When we found out that one’s career — like. Also there’s no formula. we want. We want to maintain music. It was kind the show was going to an album is sort We just record a bunch of mate- control, and it’s been grassof a snapshot of a rial, and whatever we like, we roots and underground since of that deal and cancel, our manager time period — so basically make the album. We the very beginning. We never kind of have a comic book sort talked to a couple of other all of our albums have complete creative control. really had a major label or a of feel with the guys from some different are slightly dif- It’s pretty fun. … If you listen major marketing department cover art that bands and was able to get ferent because to them back to back, this one I for some major label pushing was done by our a jam session together on we’re going to think the guys listened to a lot our albums and doing this and friend Shaun Lo- Frenchmen Street a couple be doing differ- of styles of music, and a lot of that. … Being able to stay on the ent things as hu- that stuff was represented on road keeps us in people’s minds gan. So it has this nights ago.’ mans. Obviously, this record. I guess, and if we can get on comic-y feel to it, the perspective the radio, that’s always good. and we thought RYAN ‘RYMO’ MORAN on life and things TDR: So you have your own But for us, that’s never been a it was pretty fun Slightly Stoopid drummer change consider- record label in addition to the go-to. We’ve just been able to and a good repably since now studio, correct? sustain ourselves by staying on resentation of the most of us are married, have RM: That’s correct. the road, touring like crazy and band. kids and mortgages and things putting out albums that we put TDR: How does that change our heart and soul into. TDR: How does this album like that. In the earlier years, it
TDR: You seem to tour quite a bit. What keeps you going after a decade or so of making music? RM: Now, things have changed. I’ve been with the guys closer to 12 years, and they were going strong for a while before I joined — I think they started around ‘94 or something like that. In the beginning, you’re having fun, making music and don’t really know where it’s going to take you. You hope to sustain and create a career for yourself, but what we didn’t want was the big one-hit-wonder moment — the New York rise and the New York fall. So, fortunately, we were able to create a career that was more based more on touring. Nowadays, it’s what all of us know. We love touring. We love being on the road. The highlight for us is performing. We like to play shows. The rest of the hours of the day can be kind of hard when you’re traveling, you don’t know where you are, you’re stuck in an airport somewhere, you’re stuck on a tour bus. But what we really love is that couple of hours we can get on stage and perform and connect with fans and get the energy going. That’s really the most important thing to us. Nowadays, when a lot of us are married and have kids and mortgages, we take it seriously, but we still like to have a good time and have some fun. TDR: Is that what prompted you to do that impromptu set despite Voodoo cancellation? RM: Well the Voodoo thing, we were pretty bummed. We got here real early in the morning, got our gear set up. Our crew was out working in the rain all morning. When we found out that the show was going to cancel, our manager talked to a couple of other guys from some different bands and was able to get a jam session together on Frenchmen Street a couple nights ago. We had a bunch of artists and musicians showing up and [a] couple of guys from our band, couple of guys from Fishbone, the bass player from Living Colour was there, a local drummer named Terence Higgins. … So a pretty awesome lineup of artists showed up. I actually just hung out and watched a couple of songs and then came back to my hotel and got some rest. But yeah the whole vibe was just to connect with some local greats. TDR: Do you plan on adding another tour date in New Orleans? RM: I haven’t heard yet. I’m sure we will. We always try to do any makeup days from when stuff gets cancelled. I haven’t heard anything yet. It’s so soon. It’s only a couple of days since cancellation. I’m sure we’ll be back really soon. I’d say no later than spring.
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STUDIO SPOTLIGHT
RANKS OUR BRAND IS CRISIS Warner Bros. Pictures Ten minutes into “Our Brand Is Crisis,” the regret of buying overpriced movie tickets sank in while shuffling into the theater seat in anticipation of spending the next hour and a half of life bored and fighting the urge to sleep. Once Sandra Bullock’s performance turned on and her character “Calamity” Jane Bodine emerged in full force, so did the movie.
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BURNT Shiny Penny Productions A restaurant and an addict might seem like an unlikely combination, but if this peaks your interest you might enjoy the movie “Burnt.” Emphasis on the might. Bradley Cooper stars as Chef Adam Jones. If Bradley Cooper weren’t the lead role, most viewers would likely walk away from the feature.
‘Wiped Out!’ presents R&B sound RANDALL RAMBLES KAYLA RANDALL Entertainment Writer Recapturing the smooth southern California magic of The Neighbourhood’s first album “I Love You” is an impossible task. Luckily, it doesn’t appear the band was trying to do that with follow up “Wiped Out!” The new sophomore LP still feels like The Neighbourhood, with the group’s signature pop, pseudo-R&B sound still present. However, there is no “Sweater Weather” on “Wiped Out!,” which may be exactly what The Neighbourhood was going for to branch out of the alternative rock-pop box. In the two years since “Sweater Weather,” the first song the band wrote together and its biggest hit, it’s clear the group members are over it, wanting to experiment with other sounds. Being confined to the alternative rock and pop scenes was never on the itinerary. “Wiped Out!” leans much more into the R&B world, but the lyrical content is still comparable to the group’s first album. Much like on “I Love You,” there is no shortage of moody atmospheric love songs and angst-filled personal tracks. The best of which, “Cry Baby,” combines all of those subjects in a melodious R&B-pop chorus. The song is the musical equivalent of palm trees and the California sun. “Cry Baby” is endlessly listenable
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and expresses The Neighbourhood’s knack for catchy melody. What continues to hold The Neighbourhood together, other than brilliant instrumentation, is Jesse Rutherford’s voice. The singer’s sultry vocals are once again put to good use on “Wiped Out!” Instead of the urgent, youthful anxiety of “I Love You,” Rutherford employs more tranquil vocals as a sort of maturation. “R.I.P. 2 My Youth,” the first single off “Wiped Out!,” fully embodies The Neighbourhood’s maturation, where Rutherford croons about the death of his young self. The song is the kind of relatable millennial anthem the group does best. The group’s monochrome aesthetic, a hazy, noir-infused California dream land, still works effortlessly. Somehow, The Neighbourhood make using only
black and white seem second nature and not at all obnoxious or pretentious. Perhaps it’s because this angsty aesthetic works perfectly with the foreboding and anxious music of both “I Love You” and “Wiped Out!.” That hazy California dream land is personified on “Wiped Out!” with “The Beach.” The first and last sounds the listener hears on the track are that of the ocean with California waves rocking a docked boat. “The Beach” is the epitome of the moody atmospheric love song that is the band’s driving force. The Neighbourhood’s “Wiped Out!” is the subtle, understated brother to the group’s first fulllength effort “I Love You.” It’s a lesson in musical growth in the right direction without the band deviating from its core sounds.
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FRENCH, from page 7 everyone at the bakery is happy to be included in the series. “We wanted to be involved with that because we’re very interested in the arts,” Robin said. “Every cake we make is a piece of art, we feel like. Stephanie is a cake artist. We’re just very much into the community events.” Robin, who helps around the shop when Stephanie is away, said Les Amis does a lot of events at the Shaw Center for the Arts with Heirloom Cuisine, a catering company the center frequently employs. Heirloom Cuisine also sponsors and
Thursday, November 5, 2015 provides food for this installment of the French Culinary Series. Bueche said Les Amis and the French Culinary Series are a perfect marriage and fitting well with the bake shop’s French-inspired name and theme. “We say, ‘Les Amis,’ which means ‘the friends,’” Bueche said. “That’s what we focus on, is our friendships with our customers and having ladies come in, sit down, eat a pastry and be able just to visit in a quiet place.” For the event, Les Amis will provide four different types of French desserts, including Parisian macarons, opera cake, apple galettes and eclairs. There
will also be one savory food option of jalousie with sauteed wild mushrooms. Opera cake is the richest of the desserts, and it’s essentially a coffee cake, but Robin said it is still light and delicate. To make it, Les Amis will soak three thin layers of almond sponge cake in coffee syrup and then layer the cake with espressoflavored buttercream. The layers are then topped off with a bittersweet chocolate ganache and chocolate buttercream frosting. The final entry of the French Culinary Series begins tonight at 6 p.m. Tickets are available through calling the museum store.
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A CAPELLA, from page 7 more than 50 U.S. cities and then Paris for two weeks in 2016. With shows six days a week, SNC doesn’t have much time to rest its voices, Morgan said. “If you keep your body healthy, the voice follows along pretty well. A lot of us go to the gym each day to try to work out the bugs of our body,” Morgan said. Spending so much time together isn’t foreign for SNC. The members’ voices are in sync along with their personalities, Morgan said. He calls it a dynamic like no other. “We’ve know each other now for half our lives, so we are a family as much as anything else, and we look out for each other,” Morgan said. While SNC is still growing its fan base of “Chasers,” Morgan said its fans never cease to surprise them with support. “We went overseas this past February. We had people saying, ‘We’ve been waiting for you to come here for five years,’
he said. “There are people in Prague and somebody came to our show and they drove four hours from Armenia or something to come see us. ... Like,
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Thursday, November 5, 2015 MILES, from page 5 line of scrimmage and block them,” Miles said. But Miles’ dependence on the run didn’t start with Fournette’s success or any of his other 1,000-yard rushers with the Tigers, it’s rooted in his time under the late University of Michigan coach Bo Schembechler. As an offensive lineman at Michigan from 1974-1975 and as an assistant coach from 1980-1981 and 1987-1989 under Schembechler, Miles learned the importance of the run game, which translated into the Tigers’ offensive mentality. “He played at Michigan,” said offensive guard William Clapp. “He was a tough guy. He knows what it’s like to be down in the trenches, so having his insight into that really helps when we go into practice.” Since beginning his head coaching career at Oklahoma State University in 2001, Miles showcased the power run game. The Cowboys posted just a
4-7 finish in his debut season, but Miles’ focus on the run produced three-straight bowl appearances in 2002, 2003 and 2004 and a 24-14 overall record. During Miles’ last two seasons in Stillwater, Oklahoma, in 2003 and 2004, the Cowboys tallied the ninth- and 10thmost rushing touchdowns in program history, with 34 and 32, respectively. Since Miles brought his talents to Baton Rouge in 2005, the Tigers’ depth at running back and along the offensive line propelled Miles’ run-first mentality into national prominence with its success against top-notch SEC defenses. “We still run more of the old-school power eye,” Clapp said. “I know a lot of schools go to the spread now, but it’s just something that has been labeled as what LSU does. It’s something that works for us, and we love running it.” During Miles’ tenure, the Tigers average 167.1 rushing yards per game against conference opponents. LSU lost only five games out of 58 under Miles when
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a Tiger running back breaks the 100-yard mark, including three SEC games. Miles’ dedication to the run game attracts highly-touted running back recruits and offensive linemen from all over the country, putting the Tigers into direct competition with Alabama. “Two powerhouses, two teams that are going to contend for the national championship,” said junior center Ethan Pocic. “They’re very similar.” Along with on the recruiting trail, the LSU-Alabama rivalry on the field has reached an unprecedented level of national prominence under the tenures of Saban and Miles. In the duo’s nine head-toheads, Saban and Miles combined for 659 rushing attempts compared with 541 passing attempts, demonstrating both coaches’ tendency toward the run. Against the Tide, Miles-led offenses average 18.3 points and 363.1 yards of total offense per game, including 128.8 rushing yards.
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LSU coach Les Miles holds his players back before taking the field during the Tigers’ 48-20 victory against Western Kentucky on Oct. 24 at Tiger Stadium. Miles three wins against Saban came on the back of the run game with 87 yards in 2007, 225 yards in 2010 and 148 yards in 2011. This year the rivalry will feature strength against strength with the Tigers
Fournette’s Heisman chances rest on Bama game INTO THE WOODS
JACK WOODS Sports Columnist Leonard Fournette might be the Heisman Trophy frontrunner, but how he plays Saturday against the University of Alabama will go a long way to determine whether he will receive the trophy. An impressive showing against the Crimson Tide would mean Fournette has one hand on the trophy. Likewise, a dismal display could dash his chances of taking home the hardware. Fournette’s résumés already looks as good as, if not better than, the rest of the contenders. He averages nearly 200 rushing yards per game and nearly eight yards per carry. Heck, Fournette has more than twice as many touchdowns as games played. He stiff arms with the force of a thousand punches and his spin moves are video game-like. The footage of him flipping defenders over his head is jaw-dropping. Seeing Fournette run through defenders as if they weren’t there is mesmerizing. But this is the game Fournette must perform in to ensure he gets the majority of the votes. Voters want to see Fournette put the team on his back for the biggest game on LSU’s schedule. The dazzling plays against previous opponents were important for putting Fournette in the national spotlight. Now, he must deliver while
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LSU sophomore running back Leonard Fournette (7) rushes down the field during the Tigers’ 44-22 victory against Eastern Michigan University on Oct. 3 at Tiger Stadium. everyone is watching. I’m not taking anything away from Fournette’s 244yard performance against Syracuse University or his 228-yard, three-touchdown performance against Auburn. The numbers he posted in those games (and pretty much every game this season) were ridiculous. But Alabama is the best team on LSU’s schedule. The Tide would be in the College Football Playoff if the season ended today. For the fourth straight season, the Tide and Tigers are meeting in primetime
on CBS. This is the game everyone will watch, and all eyes will be on Fournette. People who win the Heisman always have a defining game or two — this could be Fournette’s. Johnny Manziel stole the spotlight from everyone else when he led Texas A&M University to victory at Bryant-Denny Stadium in 2012— Fournette could do the same this season. Alabama’s rushing defense is ranked third in the nation, allowing just 78.5 yards per game. The Tide’s front seven is ruthless. Any yard
Fournette accumulates this game will be hard-earned. Any highlights Fournette provides this game will be so much more valuable than in any other. If he can post solid numbers and LSU wins the game, he’ll solidify his status as the Heisman favorite. Fair or not, he will perform admirably against the best to be considered the best. Jack Woods is a 22-year-old mass communication senior from Ruston, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter @Jack_TDR.
sporting the nation’s fifth-best rushing attack against the Tide’s No. 1 SEC run defense. “It’s going to be very physical, like what I call the ‘Clash of the Titans,” Fournette said. “Alabama’s defense is tremendous.”
ROAD, from page 5 LSU is 4-4 in away games immediately after three straight games at Tiger Stadium and 1-1 in road ties following four straight in Death Valley. LSU’s only five-game home stand under Miles was followed with a loss. The Tigers’ last three home stands of more than three games were all followed with a loss on the road. In 2013, the University of Georgia defeated LSU narrowly, 44-41. Last fall, LSU suffered heavy defeats to Auburn University and University of Arkansas, both losses following a long stretch at home. Freshman offensive lineman Will Clapp said Miles will adjust and prepare for the return to the road. Junior center Ethan Pocic said LSU’s road preparation starts in practice with crowd noise and cadence. He said the long run without any away games won’t affect the Tigers. “Even though we didn’t do it for six weeks — or however long it is — we’ve done it this season and last season,” Pocic said. “We just have to get back in the groove.” Sophomore wide receiver Malachi Dupre said he is excited about playing in BryantDenny Stadium. He relishes the chance to finally play away from Tiger Stadium for one reason: to silence Alabama’s crowd. “I like playing on the road,” Dupre said. “There’s no better feeling than me just making a play in front of the home crowd of another team and shutting them up. That’s one of the things I’m looking forward to.”
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Thursday, November 5, 2015
Mental health state of U.S. shows need for more psych majors THE CERULEAN CONCILIATOR JUSTIN DICHARIA Chief Columnist My friend who saved me from taking my own life more than once studies psychology. Yet, according to presidential candidate Jeb Bush, he will end up working at a fast food joint. “Universities ought to have skin in the game,” Bush said at an October South Carolina town hall event. “When a student shows up, they ought to say, ‘Hey, that psych major deal, that philosophy major thing, that’s great.’ It’s important to have liberal arts ... but realize, you’re going to be working at Chick-fil-A” Bush’s remarks were a classic example of his failure to vet the words flying out of his mouth. After the Oregon shooting, the former Florida governor jumped on the GOP’s crazy train, blaming mental health for America’s mass shooting epidemic. Hundreds of American children are no longer safe in their classrooms because of our crumbling mental health infrastructure, but we don’t need psychology majors because the degree is worthless, and they will only end up working at Chick-fil-A. Who the hell is going to fix our broken mental health system if students don’t study psychology? By Bush’s rationale, Ameri-
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cans should be content allowing their children to be murdered in the classroom because a psych degree to improve a potential shooter’s mental wellbeing is worthless. What we
need is more engineers to fix the problem, right? The day my psychologist is a petroleum engineer is the day Gov. Bobby Jindal and I become best friends forever.
Bush can spare us the speeches blaming liberal arts majors for our economy’s demise and the increase in unemployment. The man graduated with a degree in Latin American studies, not
biology or engineering. By Bush’s standards, his degree is no better than a psychology degree. The only reason Jeb Bush became governor and is a presidential candidate is because he came out of the right vagina. Having a daddy in the White House will do wonders for one’s career — not a formidable knowledge of the Aztecs. What Bush, of course, fails to realize is that psychology majors are one of the key factors in mending the future U.S. economy. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, depression causes an estimated 200 million lost workdays each year, costing employers $17 to $44 billion annually. More than 70 percent of the 18.8 million Americans suffering from depression in a given year did not contact a mental health professional. Calling for better mental health services in America while disparaging psychology degrees is almost as misguided as erecting a “mission accomplished” sign on a navy tanker amidst a raging Middle Eastern conflict. Whether they’re saving lives or teaching Bush how to cope with Trump-induced stress dreams, we need more psych majors in America. Not less.
Justin DiCharia is a 21-yearold mass communication senior from Slidell, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter @JDiCharia
Transgender bathroom policies in schools can be tricky INFRANGIBLE ICON JOHN GAVIN HARP Columnist It’s been a landmark year for LGBT rights with same-sex marriage legalization, but the battle for equality still rages on. The site of the battle is junior high school. A suburban Chicago school was threatened with the loss of their Title IX funding by the Department of Education on Monday. The school has yet to resolve the dispute involving a transgender student who identifies as a female. The student wanted to change and shower in the girls’ locker room without being restricted by the school’s administration. With today’s societal norms, it’s commonplace for schools to address students by their preferred names along with their gender identity. Some schools permit transgender students to join the sports team that corresponds with
their gender. But when it comes to accepting transgender students in bathrooms and locker rooms, schools are less open to today’s liberal ideas. While many schools accommodate transgender students through separate and private changing facilities, many transgender students and advocates aren’t happy with being told transgender students can’t use the facility that corresponds with their gender identities. This “separate but equal” approach is akin to Jim Crow laws that segregated the South prior to 1965. By offering transgender students designated facilities separate from their peers, schools are opening the door for discrimination. Encouraging today’s excessively judgemental youth to judge their peers even further shouldn’t be the answer to this problem. But in reality, what other plausible solution is available to schools across the country as they address this issue? At 13-years-old, the average
American teen isn’t comfortable with their own body, much less a body of the opposite gender. At 20-years-old, I’m not even comfortable with my own body. From this viewpoint, it’s difficult to ask children to accept others whose bodies are of the opposite gender when they likely haven’t even accepted their own bodies yet. Students shouldn’t have the right to disregard a classmate’s gender identity, but they should have the right to be comfortable in already intimate settings like locker rooms and bathrooms. Should a child be forced to accept changing with a student who is biologically different than them? I’m not suggesting children are in danger of being abused if transgender students share the same facilities. That’s a transphobic myth pushed by the right wing agenda. In Los Angeles, where transgender students use bathrooms and locker rooms with their gender identities since 2004, there are few issues or complaints.
This argument is void. There is, however, the issue of expecting children to fully understand something as complex as gender identity at a young age. While children are given the benefit of the doubt in situations like this, adults are not. Houston voters struck down a proposal on Tuesday that would have granted protections against nondiscrimination for various minorities, which included gay and transgender residents as one of the 15 protected groups. The primary battlecry of the proposal’s opponents was one proclaiming it endangered women and girls by potentially exposing them to sexual predators. The citizens of Houston bought into this fear and voted against the proposal — even though the final draft never stated anything about allowing a citizen to use the bathroom that reflected his or her gender identity. It’s astonishing to see adult voters behave in such a blatantly hateful and discriminatory manner. They denied 14 other groups
of people protections because of transphobia. It’s important today’s children are properly educated on issues on diversity, gender identity and sexuality. If they aren’t, they’ll likely grow up fearing what they don’t understand — just like the voters in Houston did. Perhaps if gender neutral bathrooms were introduced to students to freely use at an early age, the issue wouldn’t seem so foreign and potentially invasive to a child’s development. I’d like to say we could live in a world where transgender students could freely use the bathroom they deserve to use, but doing so on a mass scale today would potentially violate the privacy and comfort of children. It boils down to which student’s rights are more important, and it sucks.
John Gavin Harp is a 20-yearold mass communication Junior from St. Francisville, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter @SirJohnGavin.
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TOPS funding putting too much strain on budget REAL SOLUTIONS TO REAL ISSUES GARRETT MARCEL Columnist Future spending problems in Louisiana can be curbed by changing TOPS into a self-sustaining program. TOPS assists those seeking a college education in Louisiana, but it is a drain on the budget. According to NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune, TOPS is expected to cost the state $250 million this year, increasing to $387 million by 2018-19 academic year. With more than a one-billion dollar budget shortfall this year, TOPS is part of the reason Louisiana is in financial trouble. TOPS should change to a loan system based off financial need, graduation and future employment. Students who graduate within the four years allotted by TOPS and enter the workforce
quickly within a year should pay back all the money they received over a five- to 10-year period. These students should not be penalized with interest because they utilize the program correctly and contribute to the economy with their degree. The program throws money down the drain every time a student decides to drop out or get a useless degree. With a change to the program, students who receive TOPS funding and drop out before completion of the degree would have to pay back the loan plus compounding interest starting a year after leaving college. In a 2013 poll by The Chronicle of Higher Education, the fouryear graduation rate of students attending a four-year, public college throughout Louisiana was only 20 percent. According to a College Portrait statistic, 80 percent of LSU’s students were instate students. NOLA.com | The Times-Pica-
yune reported in 2014 that since 2003, 33 percent of students initially receiving TOPS lost the reward because of losing eligibility. Between the graduation rate and the amount of students losing TOPS, there is a lot of money gone to waste. Those who choose to get a useless degree and a job outside their major, within a year after completion of their degree, should have to pay back the scholarship with compounding interest as well. This should be enacted for every degree, but students majoring in useless degrees will be less likely to find work out of college. Useless degrees should be considered degrees with the highest unemployment rate out of college. In 2014, The Huffington Post concluded film/ video and photographic arts, fine arts, philosophy, religious studies, anthropology, archeology, commercial art, graphic design and history majors that
graduated recently had an unemployment rate above 10 percent — the highest rates according to the study. Any major with an unemployment rate above the average for recent graduates should be considered useless. The degrees considered useless will change over time, but students should look at what they are going into before going to college. Many people drop out of college because of cost of living expenses and other fees. TOPS recipients should also have the option to receive extra money to pay for living expenses and other fees if they reach GPA requirement and opt for it. Extra state funding for the program should be made possible by income the state receives from the loans. Extra funding through TOPS will allow lower class students to have an easier time making it through college. Paying back the loan to the state will be easier
after graduating instead of having to find the money and time during college. Implementing this program as soon as possible will allow TOPS to become self-sustaining and even profitable if enough people make poor decisions with their college careers. A new generation of students entering their freshman year of college would have to be grandfathered into the new system. People will think twice about how they approach college in Louisiana, and the state’s budget will no longer suffer for the decisions of inexperienced young adults. Making TOPS a self-sustaining program will be one of the first steps to improving the budget in Louisiana.
Garrett Marcel is a 21-yearold petroleum engineering senior from Houma, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter @Gret419.
Taylor Swift currently facing multiple lawsuits, will be fine TALKING BRITT BRITTANY HAGOORT
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Watch out Taylor Swift fans, your favorite song is accused of copyright infringement. While Swift has her own way of doing things, maybe this is how she writes her catchy hits. Jessie Braham, who records under the name Jessie Graham, hit Swift and SONY with a $42 million lawsuit for her hit song “Shake It Off.” This is not an uncommon thing for the music industry as people often have similar ideas, but the power of Swift brought this suit to light. Fans everywhere are supporting Swift. Braham says Swift’s lyrics are taken from his 2013 single, “Haters Gone Hate,” with the lyrics “Haters gone hate, playas gone play / watch out for them fakers, they’ll fake you everyday.” While these do seem like common themes, was this not the theme of that time? Swift was ridiculed in 2014 for her whining sound and constant heartbreak. She’s known for writing about her infamous breakups. This song was
written to empower not only herself but others. Swift released “Shake It Off” in 2014, and while it was a year after Braham’s release, there’s no evidence she could’ve stolen these lyrics. If you take a look at Braham’s YouTube account, where he releases his new beats, he has 215 subscribers. The interesting part is that while his songs may have a few thousand views, his song “Haters Gone Hate” is now approaching 1.5 million hits. This could all be a ploy for the artist to make a name for himself. Honestly, he isn’t a large household name like Swift. This may not be an attempt for legal justice, instead it could be an artist looking for his five seconds of fame and a little bit of money. The whole lawsuit could be avoided. When Braham began to notice the coincidences in the singer’s hooks, he came to her with an initial plea. He wanted a picture with Swift and writing credits on the song “Shake It Off.” Swift and her company denied this, and Braham continued with the lawsuit. Braham may not have thought about was how copyright’s fair use doctrine protects Swift. This was
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incorporated into the Copyright Act of 1976, which states fair use “promotes freedom of expression by permitting the unlicensed use of copyright-protected works in certain circumstances,” according to copyright.gov. This could just be a blip on Swift’s worldwide radar, but it doesn’t mean she has nothing else to worry about. This isn’t the only suit filed to the singer. She was sued by Colorado DJ David Mueller for being fired after Swift accused him of groping her. And she filed a counter suit to him. Swift accused Mueller of this after an incident took place during a photo session on June 2, 2013, when they were taking a picture before Swift went on to perform at Denver’s Pepsi Center. He was then fired from his hosting job at 98.5 KYGO’s “Ryno and Jackson.” Swift is going to be stuck in a few legal arguments for a while. Although Swift is the perfect target for criticism and legal attacks, the lawsuits could be much worse. The singer stands up for what she believes in, and with that comes disagreements. In the end, no matter what Swift is put through, she has a team of professionals behind her. She is signed to SONY, and
she has enough money to buy the best lawyers. I wish the best of luck to whomever decides to go face to face with this American sweetheart. As all things that happen to Swift, she will get through this with the least amount of drama and hurt as possible.
Also, to look at a silver lining, she might even write a song about it.
Brittany Hagoort is an 18-year-old English sophomore from Tucson, Arizona. You can reach her on Twitter @Brittanyhagoort.
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Thursday, November 5, 2015 REGGIE’S, from page 1 where he said interracial and gay couples could be found seemingly everywhere — a drastic change from the social conservatism of his tight-knit hometown. He spent a year at Southeastern before taking time off of school to work, including a summer waiting tables in Osyka, before transferring to Baton Rouge Community College to pursue nursing. “Baton Rouge has been very different from where I’m from and where I’m used to,” Tate said. “There’s a lot of diversity out here. I’ve seen more black and white couples out here than I’ve seen anywhere. I’ve seen more gay couples out here than I’ve seen anywhere.” Tate said his Tigerland experience reminded him of the house party in Osyka where he was harassed for his race and sexual orientation. “He tried to discriminate against me for being me,” Tate said. “At Tigerland it was the same thing. I have white shoes on, I’m black, I have earrings on — so you’re not gonna let me in. You’re not going to accept me as a person.” Many African-American patrons say dress codes in Tigerland target the black community by banning items deemed staples of black culture. Reggie’s’ list of 13 prohibited items includes “overly” baggy
clothing and long T-shirts, allwhite tennis shoes, hoodies and jean shorts. “I feel like they’re just letting in a certain stereotype,” Tate said. “If you don’t wear a plaid shirt and tight khaki shorts and boat shoes then you can’t get in.” For Tate, Tigerland became a blemish on the otherwise diverse and accepting sheen of the Baton Rouge community, and he refused to return to its row of bars since. Darin Adams began working at Reggie’s in 1985, when it was named Sports. He was a doorman and bartender while also studying at LSU. He worked his way up to manager and now owns Reggie’s. He said the dress code has been around since roughly 1990. Adams said Reggie’s has seen incidents of crime in the past — mainly people fighting, vandalizing and breaking into cars. After the Auburn University football day game Sept. 19 at Tiger Stadium, he said someone broke into the bar. The dress code aims to keep out troublemakers who will cause problems for his business, Adams said. “We found that people who caused most of the problems weren’t the people that were wanting to come out. For instance, guys coming in gym shorts — this isn’t a gym,” Adams said. “If you’re
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coming out and going to a bar, you don’t dress like you’re in gym clothes.” He said the rules are modeled after the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board’s dress code banning students from wearing anything affiliated with “tobacco, drugs, alcohol, illegal substances or violence or gang-related activities or exhibits profane or obscene language/gestures,” according to its policy. Hats, bandanas and do-rags are also banned, unless necessary for religious, medical or safety reasons. “The dress code in bars in Tigerland definitely have an underlying ‘no n-----s allowed’ undertone,” LSU NAACP President Cimajie Best said in an email. Best said Reggie’s’ rules are not consistently enforced across racial lines, and while no “sagging” is understandable, the bar should apply the rule to everyone — not just black people. The last time Best saw a large number of black people at Tigerland was during a Kevin Gates concert at Mike’s in March, where she said some black ticketholders were denied access. She pointed to deep-rooted racism as a motivation for Tigerland bars to keep out black people, although “belligerently drunk frat boys” and groups of “white boys” are the instigators of recent shootings and brawls. Best said she would rather the bar print a “no coloreds allowed sign” on its doors. “You can literally take one white boy and one black boy, dress them in the same outfit and watch the black boy be denied access,” Best said. “I’ve seen it happen.” Representatives from Mike’s and Fred’s declined to be interviewed for this story, but Adams said tales of blacks and whites
page 15 being treated differently at Reggie’s are a “fabrication.” Adams said, statistically, most of the people Reggie’s turns away are white. He said black people constitute only 11 percent of the population — although 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data showed 32 percent of Louisianians were black, and more than half of Baton Rouge residents were black. Roughly 13 percent of U.S. citizens are black, according to the bureau’s 2013 report, the most recent year of available census data. Adams said the bar turns away far more white people than black people, but “blacks just drop the race card because it’s easy.” “We don’t let wife beaters in either,” Adams said. “I mean that’s for rednecks, which are mostly crackers. Now they don’t have a problem with that one. I mean, [African-Americans] pick and choose what they want.” He said the black community feels “black lives matter and others don’t,” and blackon-black crime is far more of a problem than white police officers shooting black people. Mike’s has a dress code similar to Reggie’s’. JL’s Place does not have a dress code posted outside, and could not be reached for this story. Mike’s’ sign, posted on the wall outside of the bar, mandates “Pants must be worn at the hip and not two inches below the hip.” It prohibits piercings, visible tattoos, white shoes and solid-colored or overly long Tshirts — all items Reggie’s also bans. A note at the bottom of the sign reads, “All dress code violations are at the doorman’s discretion.” It also adds the bar is a private establishment and reserves the right to refuse service to anyone. Refusing service is illegal,
however, if the bar applies its dress code to black people and not white people, said LSU Law professor Paul Baier. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits a place of public accommodation — an establishment that holds itself open to the public — from discriminating against people on “suspect lines” such as race, Baier said. “There are laws and rules that govern this,” he said. “I don’t think I’ve seen any rules that say that a proprietor of a shop cannot lay down a rule that requires people to be welldressed when they enter the door — that’s not one of these ‘suspect classifications.’” While shop owners can lay down rules governing dress, they would violate federal law if they use the dress code as a tool to discriminate based on race, he said. Using an allegedly equal rule to discriminate is known as “discrimination in fact,” he said. Finance sophomore Mervin Delpit, who is black, said dress codes in Tigerland are part of a subconscious social phenomenon called micro-aggressions he sees across campus. Micro-aggressions, sociology graduate student Tat Yau explained, are unconscious behaviors that express racism. For instance, if someone automatically assumes a black person plays sports, they are unconsciously stereotyping them because of their race, Yau said. He said Tigerland bars’ dress codes perpetuate microaggressions by targeting the African-American community. “Let’s say you make a rule against hip-hop style clothing,” Yau said. “Who is more likely to wear the hip-hop style clothing? It’s African-Americans that are more likely to wear them, and you will disproportionately affect them.” Delpit said he likes Reggie’s and enjoys its atmosphere, but he also notices an “overwhelming” number of white people there on any given night. He said de facto segregation is evident in other areas of Baton Rouge, such as City Park, complete with a fence separating million dollar homes on Dalrymple Drive from the “hood.” “But on campus it’s not like that,” Delpit said. “On campus, because you have a bunch of different Caucasian and AfricanAmerican students from different places, it’s more subliminal stuff going on.” Delpit said he witnessed black people being turned away from Reggie’s for wearing white shoes, but if he was white and wore all-white Sperrys, he would probably be allowed in. While overt discrimination laws are mostly gone from American society, Delpit said, discrete racism persists in places like Reggie’s in the form of cost hikes or rules targeting the black community. “This is not 1945,” he said. “They’ll either price you out of it, or it’s going to be political stuff like dress codes or policies that don’t allow us to come.”
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WHY DO YOU HATE ALABAMA? The Daily Reveille asks students their opinions in anticipation of the upcoming game asked by MARKUS HÜFNER | photos by MARKUS HÜFNER @Hufner_TDR
‘I hate Bama because they think they are better than us when it’s obvious that we are going to win this weekend.’
‘I hate Alabama mostly because of Nick Saban. I’d still hate them if he would leave, but I probably hate the team he’d go to even more.’
‘Everyone in my family went to LSU, so it’s kind of a tradition. And the overtime loss last year just made it worse.’
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‘The reason I hate Alabama is because they win everything. It’s about time they get beat and somebody else wins.’
‘They always try to downplay everything that’s good about us. I feel like they are jealous, so they are trying to make us look bad.’
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Q&A: Henry’s success against LSU dependent on healthy line BY JACOB HAMILTON @jhamilton_TDR With No. 2 LSU heading to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, for a Southeastern Conference clash with No. 4 University of Alabama on Saturday, The Daily Reveille spoke with Tyler Waldrep, assistant sports editor for Alabama’s student news organization, The Crimson White, to get a firsthand view on the Crimson Tide. The Daily Reveille: LSU has the sixth-best run defense in the nation. Do you think junior running back Derrick Henry can keep up his hot streak against the Tigers, and why? Tyler Waldrep: I think that Derrick Henry has a good shot at extending his streak of consecutive games with a rushing touchdown, but I do not think he will have one of his better games this weekend. Alabama’s offensive line might not be at full strength on Saturday
as Dominick Jackson’s status for the game is unknown. Even if Jackson plays the offensive line has been inconsistent this season, and if the line can’t buy Coker enough time to effectively develop the passing game, then I don’t see what would keep LSU from stacking the box and limiting Henry’s success. TDR: What is the key to victory for Alabama? TW: I think Alabama can win the game if the front seven can shut down [sophomore running back] Leonard Fournette. As good as he is, I happen to believe that Alabama’s line is too talented and too deep for LSU, or any team really, to establish a consistent ground game. TDR: The LSU pass rush is much improved this year. How is senior quarterback Jake Coker under pressure, and do you think he can be successful
against LSU’s secondary? TW: I think Jake Coker has demonstrated that he can pick up first downs with his legs when needed. However he also has a tendency to be careless with the ball, and at times he takes unnecessary hits when he refuses to give up on plays. His decision making on Saturday will likely determine who wins the ball game. TDR: If Fournette gets going early and Alabama has to bring an eighth man into the box to try to stop him, how will a three-man pass coverage team fare against sophomore quarterback Brandon Harris? TW: I think the secondary has continued to make strides as the season has progressed. I doubt the Crimson Tide will need an extra man in the box, but if it does, I think the remaining secondary can limit the number of big plays Brandon Harris can make.
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LSU then-junior Danielle Hunter (94) and then-senior D.J. Welter (31) attempts to stop then-sophomore Alabama running back Derrick Henry (27) in the Tigers’ 20-13 loss to Alabama on Nov. 8, 2014, at Tiger Stadium.